[Lauren]
A MAJOR AUTO SHOW REMOVED TESLA OVER SAFETY ISSUES AS THE ELON MUSK LED COMPANY DEALS WITH WORLDWIDE PROTESTS AND VANDALISM.
A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW, WHICH BEGINS WEDNESDAY, SAID IT MADE THE DECISION TO EXCLUDE TESLA FOLLOWING “MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTARILY WITHDRAW” FROM THE EVENT ADDING ITS PRIMARY CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF WORKERS, ATTENDEES AND EXHIBITORS.
TESLA HAS BEEN THE TARGET OF MANY SO-CALLED “TESLA TAKEDOWN” PROTESTS IN SEVERAL CITIES INCLUDING OTTAWA AND VANCOUVER, CRITICIZING MUSK AND HIS ROLE ADVISING PRESIDENT TRUMP – WHO IMPLEMENTED TARIFFS ON CANADIAN GOODS AND REPEATEDLY MENTIONED MAKING CANADA THE 51ST U-S STATE.
here’s my problem with canada.. Canada was meant to be the 51st state …because we subsidize canada by 200 billion dollars a year.. We don’t need their cars we don’t need their lumber. We have a lot of lumber.
MUSK MADE SEVERAL COMMENTS ABOUT CANADA IN THE PAST…
INCLUDING IN A SINCE REMOVED POST TO X LAST MONTH, WRITING … CANADA IS QUOTE “NOT A REAL COUNTRY,” AFTER HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CANADIANS SIGNED A PETITION URGING THE GOVERNMENT TO REVOKE HIS DUAL CITIZENSHIP.
ALTHOUGH MUSK WAS BORN IN SOUTH AFRICA, HE RECEIVED A CANADIAN PASSPORT AS A TEENAGER THROUGH HIS MOTHER WHO WAS BORN IN CANADA.
LAST WEEK, “BRITISH COLUMBIA HYDRO” BANNED TESLA PRODUCTS FROM ITS ELECTRIC VEHICLE REBATE PROGRAM AS PART OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT’S MOVE TO GIVE PREFERENCE TO CANADIAN GOODS AND EXCLUDE U-S ONES FROM REBATES AMID THE ONGOING CANADA-U-S TRADE WAR.
MUSK CALLED THE MOVE “CRAZY.”
HE HAS YET TO COMMENT ON BEING REMOVED FROM VANCOUVER’S AUTO SHOW.
THE EVENT RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY.
FOR SAN, I’M LAUREN TAYLOR.
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